I have the same need for one of my customers. I'm getting very close to simply avoiding the Windows Installer entirely. If your app is pure VFP only, you can simply copy the DLLs into the folder with your EXE (assuming you are building an EXE) an everything is happy. No entries needed in the registry!

I spent the last six months dealing with issues related to the Windows Installer (one big one, as you indicated, is "registration" in the Add/Remove Programs panel, which makes multiple installations on a single machine nearly impossible), and I'm just about fed up with it.

Its not InstallShield's fault, as they are merely putting a UI in front of the Windows Installer tables.

You can even build your own "installer" in VFP; all you must do is include the DLLs on the CD with your installation program, and create an AUTORUN.INF file pointing to your installation program.

Probably not the answer you want, but it may be the only one you get.

Jack